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Appeal not admitted as parties implicitly waived arbitration by proceeding in court and not raising jurisdictional objection; Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction as lower courts were competent by mutual agreement; procedural and lawyer fees awarded to respondents only.
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The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that Bizimana lawfully obtained disputed land through expropriation and that the appellants failed to prove fraud.
The Court of Appeal held that a caveat registered after lawful sale of land could be cancelled, even though transfer had not yet been completed for reasons beyond the seller’s control.
The Court of Appeal held the fee dispute was properly before court, upheld the contract as binding, reduced the award to 8,000 USD, and rejected moral damages.
The Supreme Court rejected BPR Atlas Mara Plc’s review application, upheld the Court of Appeal judgment, and awarded Nkusi Evariste 800,000 Frw in fees.
The 30,000,000 Frw cheque dated 30/10/2019 was part of the previously agreed 48,000,000 Frw debt and not an additional debt; the 8,500,000 Frw cheque dated 06/06/2019 was unrelated to the tender and should not be included in the debt. Profits and interests from the tender must be distributed equally between NFCS Ltd. and Gasirikare Evariste after deducting the principal investment. Gasirikare Evariste's claim for 18% economic damages was inadmissible as it was raised for the first time at the appellate level. Each party should bear its own legal costs at this stage, but previous orders for pr…
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The Supreme Court found that Rwagasana and Mukakimenyi were jointly liable for the principal loan and late fines as per the contract, including the performance guarantee paid by BK Ltd. The interest rate of 19.25% for late fines was valid as Rwagasana was notified and did not object. Mukakimenyi could not repudiate liability as she signed all relevant agreements. Procedural and counsel fees were awarded at the court's discretion, not at the contractual percentage, and expert fees paid by BK Ltd must be reimbursed by Rwagasana as he lost the case.
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The Supreme Court rejected an insanity defense for lack of proof, upheld the murder conviction, and increased the civil party’s damages on appeal.
The Supreme Court dismissed an insurance appeal, holding that overinsurance without fraud does not void the contract, but recovery cannot exceed the insured object’s real value.
The Supreme Court of Rwanda held that BCR’s alleged new evidence was not new for review purposes, so the review application was inadmissible.
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